CAJON is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CAJON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAJON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAJON is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAJON
No single letter turns CAJON into another word.
How CAJON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CAJON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does CAJON mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A box-shaped percussion instrument, originally from Peru, played by slapping its front and back surfaces with the hands.
A cajon sits between the player's knees and produces bass and snap tones depending on where it is struck. The instrument grew out of Afro-Peruvian music and later spread into flamenco, folk and pop bands as a portable substitute for a drum kit. Its wooden box shape and internal snare wires give it a distinctive sound unlike any ordinary drum. This is a different word from cajun, which names a people and a style of cooking rather than an instrument.
How CAJON is used
A recognized term in music, used for the physical instrument and the style of playing it.
- The guitarist was joined by a drummer playing cajon.
- He slapped the cajon in time with the singer's clapping.
- Flamenco groups often replace the drum kit with a cajon.
- She bought her first cajon after watching a street performance.
- The cajon rang out with a deep bass note.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAJON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAJON
1 longer words begin with CAJON.
Shorter words from the letters in CAJON
Common questions about CAJON
- Is CAJON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAJON, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAJON worth?
- CAJON is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAJON mean?
- A box-shaped percussion instrument, originally from Peru, played by slapping its front and back surfaces with the hands.
- What letters can be added to CAJON?
- No single letter can be added to CAJON to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CAJON:
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